Taniya Dutta

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to lead rally calling for justice

The crime has triggered a wave of strike action by junior and trainee doctors across the country

The South Asian nation got its independence from British colonial rule after two centuries

Nation was created in August 1947 out of north-western and eastern parts of British-ruled Indian subcontinent

Striking staff say more than one person was probably involved in the crime and are pushing for compensation for her family

Resident doctors' organisation announces halt in elective services 'until justice is delivered'

Authorities launch investigation into incident that followed clash between devotees and flower sellers

Pakistan's only other Olympic gold medal was in men's field hockey at Los Angeles in 1984

Nation of 170 million is about 90 per cent Muslim, with a considerable Hindu community and is bitterly fragmented over political affiliations

Founder of Grameen Bank has been a long-standing rival of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina

The new leader was the choice of student protesters who ousted Sheikh Hasina as prime minister

At least 29 bodies of leaders and families of Sheikh Hasina’s Awami League party recovered

She resigned and fled the country after massive protests

Ms Hasina flew to India after weeks of deadly protests over government's job quota policy

The country has been in the grip of massive street protests against a government jobs quota said to favour the ruling party